In the heart of the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal drilled Tottenham despite a strong defensive start from both ends. With several passes and relentless pressure, both sides showed they were serious contenders in the title race. But it was the Gunners who roared to a commanding 4–1 victory over their North London rivals with a proof that they rule the game.
The first breakthrough came in the 36th minute from Leandro Trossard, finishing a clean strike assisted beautifully by Mikel Merino, a sleek goal a sight to behold.
Nail biting shots came from both teams that appeared to be smothered . Then came Eberechi Eze, who lit up the stadium with a slotted goal in the 41st minute and from there, he became unstoppable as fans shouted for joy, Arsenal 2 totthenham 0 as at the time, much more pressure as the clock ticks to the half time, would the fire burn would totthenham rise ? after the first half break, it became clear
Barely into the second half, Eze struck again in the 46th minute, catching Spurs off guard with a low, calculated drive, with his second goal, a roaring home crowd jubilates. The goal was not just slotted in but clearly intentional, the drive was amazing, gunners pushing through to make a statement,that they are unplayable.
Tottenham’s response came in the 55th minute, when Richarlison fired a thunderbolt from range, giving the visitors a flicker of hope exhibiting the Brazil trait. But despite several throws, attempts, and a bold push from both sides, Arsenal’s dominance was not shaken, a wonderful goal but only one of it still screams a loss except they did something before the end of the match, fans with keen interest hope for a miracle.
In the 76th minute, Eze sealed the deal completing a stunning hat-trick in front of a happy home crowd. Eze Eberechi just made it a record with the hat trick one of only few players in North London. Arsenal kept the flow while Tottenham’s efforts proved abortive. The Gunners’ build-up was sharp, and untouchable,with this ice block in their veins , a lot would be expected from them in their Next matches.
Arteta’s side looked fearless and balanced throughout, while Spurs under Thomas Frank mildly said that“We weren’t at the races,” the manager admitted post-match,the title race demands tough teams who Can do and undo, at this point arsenal brought full fire,a win is a win.
With this win, Arsenal now sit six points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Eze’s heroics earned him a rare place among the few to ever record a hat-trick in a North London derby a rare place in history so far.
Tottenham are left reeling under pressure, while Arsenal made one thing crystal clear North London is red. Always has been. Still is.
